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Everybody Loves a Good Drought Paperback – Nov. 22 2017

by Sainath P. (Author)
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Acclaimed across the world, prescribed in over 100 universities and colleges, and included in part in The Century's Greatest Reportage (Ordfront, 2000), alongside the works of Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Studs Terkel and John Reed, Everybody Loves a Good Drought is the established classic on rural poverty in India. Twenty years after publication, it remains unsurpassed in the scope and depth of reportage, providing an intimate view of the daily struggles of the poor and the efforts, often ludicrous, made to uplift them.

An illuminating introduction accompanying this twentieth-anniversary edition reveals, alarmingly, how a large section of India continues to suffer in the name of development so that a small percentage may prosper. Besides exposing chronic misgovernance, it is also a devastating comment on the media's failure to speak for the voiceless.

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  6. ISBN-10
    0140259848
  7. ISBN-13
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Palagummi Sainath (born 1957) is an Indian journalist and photojournalist focusing on social problems, rural affairs, poverty and the aftermath of globalization in India. He was the Rural Affairs Editor at The Hindu before resigning in 2014, and the website India Together has been archiving some of his work in The Hindu daily for the past six years. Amartya Sen has called him "one of the world's great experts on famine and hunger". Since late 2011, he has been working on People's Archive of Rural India, PARI, for which he is the Founding Editor. In June 2011, Sainath was conferred an Honorary Doctor of Letters degree (DLitt) by the University of Alberta, the university's highest honor. He is one of few Indians to receive the Ramon Magsaysay Award, which he accepted in 2007 in the category of Journalism, Literature and Creative Communication Arts.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ India Penguin (Nov. 22 2017)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 512 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0140259848
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0140259841
  • Item weight ‏ : ‎ 400 g
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 21.6 x 13.5 x 3.06 cm
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  • Quality is good
    5.0 out of 5 stars Must read
    Reviewed in India on August 15, 2024
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    Engaging and must read to understand real India
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  • stefanf
    5.0 out of 5 stars Eindrückliche Einsichten über Armut und deren Bekämpfung
    Reviewed in Germany on April 11, 2021
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    Das Buch vereint unterschiedliche Kurzgeschichten aus dem Jahr 1993 über das Leben von Menschen, die in sehr armen Distrikten Indiens leben. Trotz der Tatsache, dass das Buch vor knapp 30 Jahren geschrieben worden ist, lässt sich nach wie vor viel über die mit (absoluter) Armut verbundenen Probleme und die (Irr-)Wege ihrer Bekämpfung lernen. Die Beiträge beschäftigen sich mit unterschiedlichen Bereichen und Problemlagen (z. B. Gesundheit, Arbeit, Geldnot, Kreditaufnahme, Ernteausfälle, religiös-kulturelle Werte und Normen) und werden primär aus den Augen der betroffenen Menschen beschrieben, wodurch sich für Nichtbetroffene überraschende, teils auch schwer ertragbare Einsichten eröffnen und für die Sozial- und Entwicklungspolitik zahlreiche Anlässe zur kritischen Überprüfung ihrer Ausrichtung und Wirksamkeit ergeben. Auch heutzutage noch absolut lesenswert!
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  • Kimberly Fujioka
    5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book! Details how local governments use drought money in India
    Reviewed in the United States on October 23, 2013
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    This is an eye opening and profound book! You would be surprised how local governments in India are using drought money. In each of the books chapters the author tells a story (narrative) that sounds as entertaining as a novel because the author is such an excellent writer--about specific incidents in different prefectures of India where federal drought money was allocated. In each case the money was never spent or utilized in a manner that aided the actual drought survivors or the families of those who had perished.

    The topic sounds sad. But the shenanigans that happen, as we see the route the money takes to get to the local people, are almost funny because of the way the author uses his skills with words and his use of the "understatement" to heighten the absurdity of the situation.

    This book is very eye opening about the government in India. It almost reminds me of how ineffective the U.S. has been in its attempt to implement funds for natural disaster relief like with Katrina or others.

    The book tells so much about the mentality of the people of India, their perseverance and strength and, in the end, their wisdom in dealing with the government.

    Excellent read! Informative and, in a absurdist way, humorous.
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  • R Ravin Royer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Necessary book
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 16, 2014
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    any body who wants to be involved in community devel0pement in India should read this book. The authors stories are real life stories from different areas of India and different contexts.
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  • Mohit
    5.0 out of 5 stars A terrific read for everyone
    Reviewed in India on July 13, 2024
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    The media could not be loaded.
    A terrific read for everyone seeking to understand rural India....His narration is straight and stoic and crucially non-romanticized.
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